French authorities on Tuesday (April 15) said several prisons were attacked overnight amid a government crackdown on drug trafficking in the country.<br /><br />Unknown assailants fired at a prison in La Farlede near Toulon, while vehicles were torched outside other facilities in places including Villepinte, Nanterre and Valence.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline